Top surnames from the 1881 census in Whepstead, Suffolk

Whepstead is an 1881 census registration district in the county of Suffolk

Registration districts were originally created for the registration of births, marriages and deaths, rather than specifically for the census. In many cases, registration districts were broadly equivalent to parishes, but not necessarily so.

Top surnames by total occurrences

Surname Total Frequency Index
SMITH396.36224.51
HURRELL254.0783684.93
GOLDSMITH243.9152252.10
WELLS223.588943.14
BUMSTEAD223.58892,750.00
ROLFE193.0995238.99
PREWER152.44706,521.74
FARROW152.4470130.43
HARDY142.283838.13
REYNOLDS132.120724.48
FLOWER132.1207217.03
FENTON121.957698.04
HOWE101.631341.55
BASS101.6313144.30
WRIGHT91.46824.58
GALLANT91.4682882.35
HAMMOND81.305122.92
BUTTON81.3051110.04
DEED81.30512,500.00
CARTER81.30517.77
GRIMWOOD81.3051317.46
GREENWOOD60.978812.61
BUGG60.9788216.61
GARWOOD60.9788200.00
MATHEWS60.978826.50
BOYDEN60.9788512.82
FLACK60.9788138.89
LAST60.9788122.95
SPURLING50.8157555.56
BENNETT50.81574.96
COPSEY50.8157381.68
PEARSON50.81577.02
BENNY50.8157684.93
FOREMAN40.652549.94
RUTTER40.652542.83
FULCHER40.6525129.03
NUNN40.652537.24
MARRIOTT40.652529.13
PETTITT30.489491.46
RAYNER30.489419.62
HALLS30.489461.86
BIRD30.48946.40
BIXBY30.48941,200.00
PARK20.326310.53
HARROLD20.326372.20
BOWERS20.326317.89
CLARKE20.32631.61
SOUTHGATE20.326341.67
MORRIS20.32631.47
BLAND20.326315.74

Top surnames by population index

Surname Index Total Frequency
HARDGROVE10,000.0010.1631
PREWER6,521.74152.4470
ORIS3,333.3310.1631
BUMSTEAD2,750.00223.5889
COUGH2,500.0010.1631
DEED2,500.0081.3051
BIXBY1,200.0030.4894
GALLANT882.3591.4682
BENNY684.9350.8157
HURRELL684.93254.0783
SPURLING555.5650.8157
BOYDEN512.8260.9788
COPSEY381.6850.8157
WOLLARD333.3310.1631
GRIMWOOD317.4681.3051
GOLDSMITH252.10243.9152
ROLFE238.99193.0995
FLOWER217.03132.1207
BUGG216.6160.9788
GARWOOD200.0060.9788
BASS144.30101.6313
FLACK138.8960.9788
BRYER135.1410.1631
FARROW130.43152.4470
SANSON129.8710.1631
FULCHER129.0340.6525
LAST122.9560.9788
BUTTON110.0481.3051
BIRLEY106.3810.1631
FENTON98.04121.9576
PETTITT91.4630.4894
LAMBETH90.0910.1631
DEBENHAM87.7210.1631
NORTHOVER76.3410.1631
HARROLD72.2020.3263
HALLS61.8630.4894
FOREMAN49.9440.6525
MELTON46.3010.1631
WELLS43.14223.5889
RUTTER42.8340.6525
SOUTHGATE41.6720.3263
HOWE41.55101.6313
HARTWELL39.6810.1631
HARDY38.13142.2838
NUNN37.2440.6525
GOODCHILD33.5620.3263
DIGBY31.4510.1631
MARRIOTT29.1340.6525
JEFFREYS27.4010.1631
MATHEWS26.5060.9788

The Total column shows the total number of people in that county or town with this surname. For example, there were 1 people called HARDGROVE in Whepstead at the time of the 1881 census.

The Frequency column shows the percentage of people in this county or town with this surname. For example, a frequency of 0.1631 in Whepstead means that 0.1631% of the people in Whepstead on census day were called HARDGROVE.

The Index column shows the relative probability of finding someone called HARDGROVE in this county or town, compared with the probability of finding them anywhere in Britain as a whole. An index of 1 means that if you pick someone at random from this county or town, you have exactly the same probability of picking someone called HARDGROVE as if you picked at random from the whole of the UK. Where the index is higher than 1, then you are more likely to find someone called HARDGROVE here than if you picked from the UK as a whole, and where it's lower then you are less likely. The actual figure shows the level of probability - for example, a figure of 2 would indicate that you are twice as likely to find someone called HARDGROVE here than in the UK as a whole, and 10 would make it ten times as likely. The value of 10,000.00 in Whepstead means that you are 10,000.00 times as likely to find someone with the surname of HARDGROVE in Whepstead than you would be in the whole of the UK.

All the surnames recorded in Whepstead in 1881

(including typos, unknowns and the ones we don't have any data for!)

ARBON (?) (1)  ARTHY (4)  AUSTIN (1)  BASS (10)  BYATT (34)  BENNETT (5)  BENNY (5)  BIXBY (3)  BIRCHUM (2)  BIRD (3)  BLAND (2)  BOREHAM (9)  BOWERS (2)  BOYDEN (6)  BRYER (1)  BRIDGE (1)  BROWNING (1)  BUGG (6)  BULLOCK (1)  BUMSTEAD (22)  BIRLEY (1)  BUTTON (8)  CARTER (8)  CAWSTON (4)  CAMPION (1)  CHINREY (1)  CLARKE (2)  COE (1)  COPSEY (5)  CORNELL (1)  CURRY (1)  CURTIS (1)  CUTINN (?) (3)  DEED (8)  DEATH (4)  DEBENHAM (1)  DIGBY (1)  ELSDEN (5)  FARROW (15)  FENTON (12)  FLACK (6)  FLOWER (13)  FOREMAN (4)  FULLER (1)  FRANCIS (1)  FULCHER (4)  G... (2)  GALLANT (9)  GARWOOD (6)  GOLDSMITH (24)  GOODCHILD (2)  GREENWOOD (6)  GRIMWOOD (8)  GREENSTEAD (1)  HALLS (3)  HAMMOND (8)  HARDY (14)  HARDGROVE (1)  HARROLD (2)  HARTWELL (1)  HOWE (10)  HURRELL (25)  JEFFREYS (1)  COUGH (1)  LAMBETH (1)  LAST (6)  LISTER (1)  MANN OR MUNN (2)  MANN (1)  MARRIOTT (4)  MATHEWS (6)  MILLS (2)  MELTON (1)  MITON (9)  MORRIS (2)  MUSK (16)  NORTHOVER (1)  NUNN (4)  ORIS (1)  PARK (2)  PATTLE (3)  PAUSY (2)  PAWSEY (7)  PEARSON (5)  PETTITT (3)  PHILLIPS (2)  PORTER (1)  PREWER (15)  PRYNE (2)  RAWLINSON (1)  REAMAN (3)  RAYNER (3)  REYNOLDS (13)  ROLFE (19)  RUTTER (4)  SANSON (1)  SHARKE (4)  SILLETT (1)  SMITH (39)  SOUTHGATE (2)  SPARKE (7)  SPRINGETT (5)  SPURLING (5)  STEELE (2)  STILT (1)  STUTTERS (3)  UNGLESS (2)  USDEN (2)  WELLS (22)  WITTLE (1)  WOLLARD (1)  WOOLAND (9)  WRIGHT (9)